Saturday, 17 October 2015

Classic tales from Edgar Allan Poe and H. P.
Lovecraft are adapted in Terrier Studios’ first
title… Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Taking its name from the first collected
works of Edgar Allan Poe, Tales of
Mystery and Imagination is an anthology comic where classic tales of
madness are given a vibrant new lease of life, with a strong and eclectic mix
of art styles from both new talent and established artists.

Poe's classic tales The Tell Tale Heart and The
Conqueror Worm are both adapted in this first issue, and that other fine
master of horror H. P. Lovecraft is represented by adaptations of his
atmospheric Dagon and the terrifying FromBeyond. Terrier’s director, and artist on The Tell Tale Heart, William Hazle says
“I’ve always been fascinated by comic adaptations of Poe’s work, and wanted to
try my hand at one. When I was a kid I had Marvel’s
Classic Comics issue of Poe stories and their melodramatic approach really appealed to the ten year old me.” William continues “These stories are timeless and have been retold over and
over, and the artists and writers at Terrier are all bringing something new to
the table. They have been given free rein to adapt the stories as they see fit,
making for a very interesting and varied collection.”

Illustrator Kenneth
Anderson has brought his style to the work of H.P. Lovecraft with an adaptation
of From Beyond. Explaining the appeal
of Lovecraft Kenneth says "I've been a fan of Lovecraft's work for a while
and always wanted to try my own adaptation, and this was the perfect
opportunity. The story had everything in it that I wanted to draw too - crazy
scientists and weird monsters.” On the difficulty of adapting Lovecraft to
comics Kenneth adds “Lovecraft's style of writing made adapting it quite
difficult - he is very descriptive and wordy - but that was all part of the
challenge."

Games industry
veteran and illustrator Gary Burley has brought his artistic sensibility to an
elegant retelling of Lovecraft’s Dagon, and Bartosz Masiak’s first published
work is an atmospheric and horrific interpretation of Poe’s ode to death, The
Conqueror Worm. The issue is completed by Kieran O’Connor’s ‘off
message’ homage to KingKong, with the first instalment of his
Frightful Funnies. When asked for a quote, the ‘frightful’ Mr O’Connor would
only say “Banana.”

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Game Jam 2015, D&A College’s first ever Game Jam is go! And Terrier Studios is in the thick of it. Taking place over the next two days at the Gardyne campus in Dundee, Game Jam 2015 promises to be a great experience for all involved.There are 14 teams taking part (4 or 5 students per team), all working to a one word brief, choosing either 'shadow' or 'rendezvous' as their theme. Terrier's director, William Hazle, will be one of the judges on day 2. And, most importantly, there will be pizza!Check out the Jammin' on twitter with the #DAjam2015 hashtag.

Monday, 23 March 2015

Terrier Studios will be at D&A College's first ever Game Jam this Thursday and Friday, the 26th and 27th of March. There are 14 teams taking part (4 or 5 students per team) including students from local Dundee High Schools. Terrier's director, William Hazle, will be one of the judges. It should be FUN!